Fashion designer Kenneth Cole (R) and his wife Maria arrive at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2006 event in France, May 25, 2006. (Reuters)

The Cinema Against AIDS series was launched in 1993 at the Cannes International Film Festival and expanded in 2000 to include events at both the Sundance and Venice Film Festivals. Held each May since 1995, Cinema Agaist AIDS Cannes is the signature Cinema Against AIDS event and one of amfAR's primary vehicles for focusing attention on the continued fight against AIDS. This black-tie gala has been chaired by such luminaries as Elizabeth Taylor, Sharon Stone, Sir Elton John, and Demi Moore and consistently attracts a star-studded guest list.